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No need to sell the system to me. I already have a Wii U. While I really like many Wii U games I often end up playing them with my pro controller so I don't see the problem in making an sku with just a pro controller priced at $199. That way I think more people would get a chance to experience Nintendo's great 8th gen exclusives. Make the gamepad optional in 1 single sku. I actually don't mind that the map is on the same screen as the game when it's available with just 1 button push.

The Wii actually had 3 models.
The original
The non backwards compatible
The mini

But yes Nintendo should do a Wii U 'slim' (even though it is already less than half the size of its competitors).

That last one!!!!

I Liked the first one.

Remodeling is mainly to cut costs down. PS2 slim and PS3 super slim have cheaper top loading drives, PS3 slim removed card reader, etc. They are done to make the base unit cheaper.

However, I wouldn't say they do that after the console is dead. The NES sold for a lot of years after the top loader, SNES was sold for a lot of years after the jr, and so on. Only Wii Mini was lauched on a dead console, but that's because the Wii had unusual short legs.

Because Nintendo is run by old people. Old people like to hang on to stuff for a very long time.

I vastly prefer the current one.